Farrend James Rawson (born 11 July 1996) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete history ...

Career

Rawson was born in

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...

and began his footballing career at

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 1884 ...

. On 3 June 2014 it was reported that Rawson had been offered a professional contract at Derby and would join the club's Under-21 team for the 2014–15 season. He was called up to the Derby first-team squad and was an unused substitute as Derby won 1–0 at

Pride Park Pride Park is a business park on the outskirts of the city centre of Derby, England. Developed in the 1990s, It covers 80 hectares of former industrial land between the River Derwent and railway lines. Pride Park Stadium and Derby Arena are both ...

against

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

in the second round of the

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on 26 August 2014. Rawson signed on a 28-day youth loan for fellow

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club

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...

on 7 March 2015, making his debut the same day in a 2–0 away win against

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. The ...

. His loan spell at Rotherham expired on 4 April but he played against

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

two days later and subsequently Rotherham faced a charge for fielding an ineligible player. On 24 April, Rotherham were deducted three points and fined £30,000 for fielding him in that match. Rawson re-joined Rotherham on a six-month loan deal on 15 July 2015, along with teammate

Kelle Roos Kelle Willem Roos (born 31 May 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Aberdeen. Roos spent his youth with a wide variety of Dutch clubs, including: VV Toxandria, VV Trekvogels, Juliana '31, Quick 1888, PSV ...

. Upon re-signing Rawson, then boss Steve Evans described Rawson as being a future Premier League player and was complimentary about the players performances on loan the previous season calling them "outstanding". Rawson scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 draw against Charlton on 12 September 2015. On 7 January 2016, Rawson's loan at Rotherham was extended until the end of the season, however on 22 February 2016, a clause was activated allowing his immediate recall by Derby. On 17 January 2017, Rawson joined League One club

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

on loan until the end of the season. Rawson was cup-tied for Coventry's win in the

2017 EFL Trophy Final The 2017 EFL Trophy Final was an association football match that was played on 2 April 2017 at Wembley Stadium, London. It was played between League One teams Coventry City and Oxford United. The match decided the winners of the 2016–17 EFL Tr ...

. On 31 August 2017, he moved on loan to

until January 2018. On 4 January 2018, he signed for

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club are a professional football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team compete in , the third tier of the English football league system, and have played their home games at The New Lawn since ...

on an 18-month contract. Rawson joined

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

on 18 July 2020. On 18 June 2022, Rawson agreed to join League One club

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea. Name The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...

upon the expiration of his Mansfield Town contract. On 2 July 2024, Rawson agreed to join League One club

on a 2 year contract.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rawson, Farrend 1996 births Living people Footballers from Nottingham English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Derby County F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players English Football League players